Feed trough



June' 2, 1925;

- 1,540,573 D. E. SPEICHER ET AL FEED THOUGH Filed Nov. 2, 1 2 2Sheets-Sheet 1.

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D. E. SPEICHER ET AL FEED TROUGH Filed Nov. 2, 1923 2 Sheets-Shoot 2 WWWmlmnullu It! I struction and arrangement, strong, durable, thoroughlyefiicient in 1ts use, readily assem-- Patented June 2, 1925.

1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL n s-rnrcnnn AND ELB-OY c. rac sm, or UBBANA, INDIANA.

FEED 'rnouen.

Application filed Nove mber 2, 1923, Serial IflTo. 672,378.

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known the we, DANIEL E. SPEIOHER and ELROY G. F AUS'I, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Urbana, in the county of lVabash andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFeed Troughs, of which the following is a specification.-

This invention relates to afeed trough, designed primarily for use forthe feeding of chickens, but it is to be understood that a trough inaccordance with this invention can be employed for any purpose whereinit is found applicable, and the invention has for its object to provide,in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a feed trough comprising acontainer or body portion and an apertured cover or lid-for thecontainer, and with the container and cover having coacting means fordetachablysecuring the cover in closure position with respect to thecontainer and in such manner as to prevent the cover from" beingaccidentally shifted from off the container. I a

1 A further object of the invention is to provide, in anianner ashereinafter set forth, a feed trough comprising a container and a coveror lid therefor, and with the cover formed with two sets of spacedopenings to enable the fowls to have access to the food in the containerand with the portions of the cover surrounding eachopening upset in asemi-circular manner to prevent a wall of an opening injuring the fowlswhen feeding, as well as acting as a means to reinforce the cover toincrease the life thereof.

A further object of theinVentionisto provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, a feed trough comprising a container and a cover or lidtherefor, and with the container and cover reinforced 'at the cornersthereof,

thereby increasing the life of the trough.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a feed trough, in amanner as here inafter set forth, which is simple in its conble d andinexpensive to manufacture.

.lVith the foregoing and other objects in.

view, the invention consists of the :novel con? structlon, combinationand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodimentof the invention, but itis to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can. be. resorted to which come within the scope oftheclaims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure l is a topplan view of a feedtrough in accordance with this invention. Figure 2 is a side elevation."

Figure 3 is a plan of the container or body portionwith the cover orlidremoved.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional View of the trough, Figure 5 is asection on line 55, Figure 'A feed trough in accordance with this in-'vention is constructed'from sheet metal of suitable gauge and'coniprisesa feed container and a. cover or lid therefor, and with means fordetachably securing the cover orlid to the container. The container, aswell as the cover or lid, is formed from one sheet trough. issubstantially rectangular in plan,

and consists of a'bottoni 1, a pair of side walls 2, 3,and a pair ofendwalls 4i, 5. The side and end walls are disposed at an outwardinclination with respect to the bottom 1, whereby the container or bodyportion is of flaring contour.

The bottom 1 is upset at the longitudinal center thereof to provide apair of lengthwise ex'tending spaced ribs 6, 7, and between the ribs thebottom 1, is further upset to' form centrally thereof, a circular ribSand the material of the bottom 1 surrounded by the rib S can be stampedor otherwise provided with the name of the manufacturer or anylsuitableadvertising indicia.

for detachably connecting the cover or lid in closure position withrespect to the container or body portion. The latching element 9 isextended laterally in a curvilinear manner from the top edge of an endwell and then bent inwardly in a curvilinear manner, and whereby thelatching element in cross section is substantially semi-oval in contour.p

At the point of joinder of the side walls 2,3, with the end walls 1, 5,or ratherat the corners of the container or body portion, the side andend walls are corrugatechas at 10 and with the corrugations extendingfrom the bottom 1 to the upper edges of the side and end walls andfurther with the eor- 'rugations" extending towards eachother at aninclination fro-1n the outer towardsrthe inner end of the walls, and bysetting up the corrugations in the side and end walls the corners of thecontainer or body portion are reinforced. I

The cover or lid is of greater length than the length of the'containcror body portion, and comprises an intermediateportion 11 and a pair ofend portions 12, 13.. The intermediate portion 11 is angleshape in crosssection and is so set up that it will depend down from its longitudinalcenter outwardly, and said intermediate portion 11 is of greater widththan the width of the container or body portion.

The intermediate portion, at each side thereof, is providedv with a setof spaced transversely extending oval-shape openings 11, which enablethe fowls to have access to the feed within the container or bodyportion, and the material of the intermediate portion 11 which surroundseach opening 11, is upset toprovide a reinforcing rib 15 whichconstitute a continuous curved wall for each opening and prevent theaniinal from injuring its mouth or head when feeding; The material ofthe intermediate portion 11, between the inner openings of each set, isupset as at 16, to form reinforcing ribs which terminate in the ribs 15which surround the inner openings of the set. The ribs 16 are disposedlongitudinally with respect to the intermediate portion 11. Y Each ofthe ribs 15 which surrounds the outer openings of asset, has extendingfrointhe outerside thereof a rib 17, fO1flI1BCl by upsetting thematerial of the intermediate portion 11. The ribs 17 are arranged inalignment with the ribs 16.

The end portions 12and 13 extend clownwardly from the termini of theintermediate portion 11 so as to overlap thejends of the container orbody portion, and the said .end' portions 12 and 13 project outwardlyfrom the end of-theconta-iner or body portion. -At the point of joinderof theintermediate 11 with-the end portions 12, 13,"the cover or lid isprovided'withsets of oppositely extending corrugations, as indicated at18, 19, for the purpose of reinforcing the ends ofthe cover, and thesaid corrugations are disposed at an inclination and the corrugations ofeach set merge into eachother at the longitudinal center of the cover orlid. I U

Each of the end portions 12, 13, centrally thereof, is formed with anareua-te shaped slot 20 and through the slots 20 are adapted to extendthe latching elements 9, in av manner as shown in Figures 2 and 4. Forthe purpose of detachably connecting the cover or lid with the bodyportion The cover or lid isformed with a vertically disposed continuousflange 21, and the corrugations 18 an'd 19 are continued to extendthrough said flange.

Althoughthe-feed openings 14 are illustrated as of oval contour, yet itis to be understood that said openings ean be set up of any suitablecontour and that the openings of'eaehset can be of any suitable numberdesired. a

The settingup of the container or body portion, or as sometimes termed apan, in the manner as shown, provides for the nesting of a seriesthereof when shipping, andthe contour of the cover'or lid is also prvided for thenesting'of a series thereof when shipping. Further, thereinforcing of the cornersof the container, as well as the ends of thecover, reducesthe bending inwardly or outwardly, of the container orcover at sue-hf points to aminin'umr'when handling, under suchconditions the life of the container or cover is increased. As the coveris detachably connected with the container by thelatching elem'e'nts't),the covcr cannot be accidentally disconnected from the container,thereby preventing the fowls from using the trough otherwise thanthrough the openings 14. p v

Although the preferredembodimentof a feed trough in accordance with thisinvention, 'is'as illustrated and described, yet it isto --be'understood that changes in the details ofconstruction can be 'had whichwill fall within the light of the'invention as claimed.

lVhat we claim is 1. A' feedtrough comprising a shallow containerincluding a pair of end walls each haw-ingintegral therewith, eentrallythereof, an'd'projectingoutwardly from its top edge a resilient latchingelement offset intermediate its ends, and'a' cover formed with a pair ofinclined depending end portions each provided with aftransverseslotforthe passage of alatching element and with theouter side edges of theslots enlatching-elements for detachably securing container, a resilientlatching element 151'0- for detachably seenring the cover upon thejecting outwardly from each' end thereof, top of the container.

each of said elements ofi'set intermediate its In testimony whereof, Weafiix our signa- 10 ends, and a cover provided near each end tureshereto.

with a slot for the passage of a latching v element, the edges of saidslot-s engaging DANIEL E. SPEICHER. under the offset portions of saidelements ELROY C. FAUST.

